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| image = Glowei Worgen Greymane.jpg
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|name=General Rajaxx
  
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| titles = King of Gilneas
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| name = Genn Greymane
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|level=??
  
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| gender = Male
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|type=Boss
  
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| races = [[Worgen]]
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|status = Killable
  
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| level = ?? (Boss)
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|location=[[Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj]]
  
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| health = 51,535,000
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|race=Qiraji
  
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| mana = 473,000
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| faction=Combat
  
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|creature=Uncatergorized
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| creature = Humanoid
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| character = [[Warrior]]
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|instance=Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
  
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| affiliation = [[Alliance]] and [[Gilneas|Kingdom of Gilneas]], formerly the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]]
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| faction = Alliance
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| occupation = King of Gilneas
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| status = Alive
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| location = Throughout [[Gilneas]] (worgen starting quests)<br>[[Stormwind Keep]], [[Stormwind City]]
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| relatives = [[King Archibald Greymane|Archibald]] (father)<ref name="lohp">[[Lord of his Pack]]</ref>, [[Mia Greymane|Mia]] (wife)<ref>[[Quest:To Greymane Manor]]</ref>, [[Liam Greymane|Liam]] (son)<ref>[[Quest:All Hell Breaks Loose]]</ref>, [[Tess Greymane|Tess]] (daughter)<ref name="ska">[[Quest:Save Krennan Aranas]]</ref>
 
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'''Genn Greymane''' (sometimes spelled as "'''Graymane'''"<ref name="ToD 44">''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 44</ref><ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 49</ref><ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 51</ref><ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 71-74</ref>) is the current King of [[Gilneas]], and one of the original founders of the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]].<ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 72-73</ref> He is a large bearish man, a brawny warrior with thick features, a heavy beard, and black and gray armor who must be in his seventies or eighties by the time of ''Cataclysm''.<ref name="ToD 44" /> Greymane was also noted for being stubborn<ref>[[Quest:The_King's_Observatory]]</ref>, proud, strong-willed, cunning, and arrogant.
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[[Image:Rajaxx.jpg|thumb|General Rajaxx comes out to taunt you during the gate-opening event.]]
  
   
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During the [[Second War]], Greymane met with the other human leaders at [[Capital City]] to hear of [[Stormwind]]'s fall at the hands of the orcish [[Horde]]. Greymane joined the other human leaders in forming the Alliance of Lordaeron to counter the Horde threat, but due to his pride, he offered only token support.<ref name="lohp" /> After the conclusion of the Second War, Greymane chafed at using Gilnean taxes to help pay for the orc internment camps and [[Nethergarde Keep]].<ref name="BtDP 19">''[[Beyond the Dark Portal]]'', 19</ref> Greymane decided that Gilneas could not and would not pay for the wars of other nations, so he withdrew Gilneas from the Alliance, ordered the construction of the [[Greymane Wall]] and isolated Gilneas from the rest of the world.<ref name="lohp" />
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The mighty [[qiraji]] known as '''General Rajaxx''' commands the qiraji armies in battle. He was described in the [[War of the Shifting Sands]] as a towering monstrosity, swinging clawed limbs, looming over all and always shouting commands to the insect soldiers of Qiraji and [[Silithid]] during battle. During the War of the Shifting Sands, Rajaxx clashed with [[Fandral]] and [[Valstann Staghelm]], the leaders of the [[night elf]] forces. Later, he personally killed Valstann.<ref>[[War of the Shifting Sands]]</ref>
  
   
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Around the time of the [[Third War]], Greymane instructed [[Archmage Arugal]], a [[Dalaran]] wizard loyal to Gilneas, to summon feral [[worgen]] to protect Gilneas from the [[Scourge]] threat. The plan backfired, and the worgen curse would eventually run rampant among the Gilnean population. In the time between the Third War and the [[War against the Lich King]], the number of those afflicted with the [[Worgen curse]] had grown and were now attacking [[Gilneas City]]. To counter the threat, Greymane helped to defend the city and aided in the evacuation of citizens to [[Duskhaven]]. In the aftermath, Greymane faced the dual threats of the Cataclysm and the Forsaken invasion, culminating in the battle to retake Gilneas City from the Forsaken and witnessing the death of his son and heir, [[Liam Greymane|Liam]].<ref>[[Quest:Slowing_the_Inevitable]]</ref>
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He is currently a [[boss]] found in the [[Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj]]. He is commonly thought to be [[Ragnaros]]'s equal or greater in physical size.
  
   
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Humbled by his son's death and the devastation of his kingdom, Greymane accepted the aid of the [[night elves]], who had offered to relocate Gilnean survivors to [[Darnassus]]. In a fit of stubbornness, Greymane was against formally rejoining the Alliance until he had almost lost his wife and daughter during the crossing.<ref name="lohp" /> After a short layover at Darnassus, Greymane decided to travel to Stormwind to speak with [[Varian Wrynn]],<ref>[[Quest:Breaking_Waves_of_Change]]</ref>
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==Abilities==
  
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which may prove difficult as he bears resentment against Greymane for seceding from the Alliance.<ref name="wh">''[[Wolfheart]]''</ref>
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This is not a traditional fight. Before you actually fight Rajaxx, you must defeat an entourage of his War ranks, each with a pack of mobs. Each wave consists of an Officer (a mini-boss) and a varying mix of [[Swarmguard Needler]]s and [[Qiraji Warrior]]s. There are seven waves before Rajaxx:
  
   
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==Biography==
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'''Wave 1''': Center -
 
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===Early life===
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*'''[[Captain Qeez]]''' - Intimidating Shout.
  
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*[[Swarmguard Needler]] x2 - [[Qiraji Warrior]] x4
 
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Genn Greymane is the son of [[Archibald Greymane]], the Gilnean king who lead Gilneas into its industrial age. From a young age, Greymane was taught by his father not to rely on others and that asking for help was a weakness, and this characteristic stuck with him throughout his life. Greymane had grown up with the man who would eventually become [[Baron Ashbury]], and Ashbury's father was a member of Archibald's council of Lords that had helped Archibald build up Gilneas into the industrial nation it would become. Because of the closeness of the two families, Greymane was advised by Archibald to put his trust into the Ashbury family's fidelity to the crown.<ref name="lohp" />
   
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After Archibald's death, Greymane took the throne and led Gilneas much like his father had. At some point, Greymane met his wife, [[Mia Greymane|Mia]], at the Royal Aderic Banquet. They had two children: [[Liam Greymane|Liam]], his son and heir, and [[Tess Greymane|Tess]], who would have died in infancy if not for the intervention of the Royal Chemist, [[Krennan Aranas]].<ref name="ska" /> Greymane was gruff with his children, and rarely told them he loved them.
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'''Wave 2''': Left side -
 
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*'''[[Captain Tuubid]]''' - Marks a person with "Attack Order" [[debuff]] that causes the mobs to aggro that person.
  
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*[[Swarmguard Needler]] x3 - [[Qiraji Warrior]] x3
 
   
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===Alliance of Lordaeron===
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'''Wave 3''': Right side -
 
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*'''[[Captain Drenn]]''' - AoE lightning spell ([[Hurricane]]).
  
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Prior to the Second War, Greymane was among the human leaders summoned to an emergency meeting at [[Capital City]] in [[Lordaeron]] by [[King Terenas Menethil II]]. Accompanied by a group of nobles including Baron Ashbury, [[Lord Vincent Godfrey]], and [[Lord Darius Crowley]], the youngest and newest of the council of Lords, Greymane listened to the plight of [[Anduin Lothar]] regarding the fall of [[Stormwind]] and the threat of the orcish [[Horde]]. Greymane dismissed these concerns, stating with confidence that the Gilnean army could withstand any threat. While most of the other heads of the human nations were in agreement that an alliance against the orcish invaders was needed, Greymane was hesitant about joining, and was difficult about it.<ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 71</ref><ref>''[[Tides of Darkness]]'', 76</ref>
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*[[Swarmguard Needler]] x5 - [[Qiraji Warrior]] x1
 
   
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After a polite state dinner with his fellow rulers, Greymane retired to his guest chambers for the evening to discuss the situation with his nobles. Crowley was enthusiastic about the prospect of an alliance, stating that sending the whole Gilnean army to aid their sister nations against the orcish threat would strengthen ties and it would help the people of Gilneas in the long run. Greymane felt Crowley was too naive and idealistic in this situation, and dismissed his ideas. Godfrey agreed with Crowley, but suggested that to stay in the good graces of their sister kingdoms for the benefit of trade and tariffs, they should only send a small token force instead of the whole Gilnean army. Baron Ashbury echoed Godfrey's sentiment, and Greymane stated that he would consider it.<ref name="lohp" />
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'''Wave 4''': Further left -
 
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*'''[[Captain Xurrem]]''' - Shockwave (AOE knockdown).
  
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*[[Swarmguard Needler]] x3 - [[Qiraji Warrior]] x3
 
   
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When the rulers or the human nations met again, Greymane voted to join the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]], but Gilneas offered only token support. Thus, Gilneas was essentially separate from the Alliance of Lordaeron for the entirety of the Second War.
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'''Wave 5''': Further right -
 
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*'''[[Major Yeggeth]]''' - [[Blessing of Protection]], 900 damage cleave (against tank).
  
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*[[Swarmguard Needler]] x4 - [[Qiraji Warrior]] x2
 
   
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After the betrayal of [[Aiden Perenolde]], the ruler or [[Alterac]], was revealed, Greymane had his eye on ruling the now-leaderless kingdom, even though he had no right to it. He supported the claim of Lord Perenolde's nephew, [[Isiden Perenolde|Isiden]], to Alterac's throne.<ref>''[[Day of the Dragon]]'', 7</ref> Over time, due to mind control by the black dragon Deathwing, he grew to support Lord [[Daval Prestor]] (actually [[Deathwing]] in human form), in his bid for the throne. However, after Prestor vanished, Greymane continued to push Isiden's claim.
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'''Wave 6''': Deep left side -
 
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*'''[[Major Pakkon]]''' - Sweeping Slam.
  
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===Seceding from the Alliance===
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'''Wave 7''': Deep right side -
 
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*'''[[Colonel Zerran]]''' - Magic-dispellable enlarge on him self and the Swarmguards / Warriors causing more melee damage.
  
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[[File:CurseWorgen4CoverSample.jpg|thumb|right|Genn in a Curse of the Worgen comic cover.]]
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After the war, Greymane chafed at having Gilnean taxes pay for orc interment camps and the construction of [[Nethergarde Keep]]. In a discussion with Godfrey, Greymane questioned the wisdom of listening to the advice of Crowley and Godfrey in joining the Alliance, stating that it had gotten them nothing but dead Gilneans. Greymane stated his plans to withdraw from the Alliance and wall off Gilneas from the rest of the world. Upon looking at the map of Gilneas Greymane had in front of them, Godfrey suggested the wall be built through Crowley's lands, in effect cutting off [[Pyrewood Village]] and [[Ambermill]] from the rest of the kingdom, as Crowley's lands had the mountains as a natural barrier the wall could be built into. Greymane agreed, and was confident that Crowley would understand his reasoning.<ref name="lohp" />
   
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Crowley did not take Greymane seceding from the Alliance and the building of the wall through his lands as well as Greymane hoped he would. Crowley started a rebellion against Greymane and his decision to secede from the Alliance, gathering likeminded Gilneans including his daughter [[Lorna Crowley|Lorna]] and [[Tobias Mistmantle]] in forming the [[Northgate rebellion]]. The resulting civil war weakened the kingdom and split the populace into two groups, "royalist" and "rebel", labels that continued to spark fights years after the event ended. In an act of defiance against Greymane, it was Crowley that sent the group of soldiers known as the [[Gilneas Brigade]] to assist [[Lady Jaina Proudmoore]] during the [[Third War]].<ref name="lohp" />
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'''General Rajaxx''' - Has two important abilities worth noting here:
  
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*AoE [[Thunder Clap]] that cuts everyone's hitpoints in half (200 minimum damage) and wipes aggro.
  
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*A single target deaggro, where he yells "You are not worth my time, <target>." and changes to a new target.
  
   
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Greymane was hurt that a man he considered his friend started an uprising against him, but did not blame him for it. Greymane's forces eventually captured Crowley and his followers and threw them in jail.<ref name=od">[[Quest:Old Divisions]]</ref>
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==Weaknesses==
  
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Swarmguard Needlers and Qiraji Warriors can be frozen, feared, rooted, and stunned.
  
   
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===Unleashing the Worgen===
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Taking advantage of these crowd control methods can allow a raid to divide or disable the enemy for easier handling.
  
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During the [[Third War]], Greymane had secretly consulted with [[Kirin Tor]] Archmage [[Arugal]], a Gilnean patriot who had discovered a way to summon worgen, feral cratures from [[Emerald Dream|another dimension]], to use a an instrument against the Scourge. Desperate to protect his people, and telling no one of his plan, Greymane ordered Arugal to summon the worgen in an effort to protect his nation. Yet the feral creatures soon spread their [[Worgen curse|curse]] throughout the human population of [[Silverpine Forest]], infecting Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall. Before long the affliction had advanced through the legendary barrier and was gradually eating away at Gilneasā€™ humanity. As reports of strange attacks and disappearances rose, fear took root in the hearts of Greymaneā€™s people. To counter the threat, Greymane and his nobles would secretly hold hunting parties to track down and shoot any feral worgen they came across. During one of these trips, Greymane was bitten and infected with the curse, a fact he concealed from Godfrey and the rest of the nobles.
   
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===The Cataclysm===
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For example, a raid may disable or delay Qiraji Warriors while the deadly but fragile Swarmguard Needlers are eliminated, as well as allowing a raid to quickly kill sub-bosses with particularly dangerous abilities such as Tuubid and Drenn.
  
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[[File:Wow CoW pg8.jpg||thumb|400px|right|King Genn Greymane and a worgen pack]]
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[[File:GennLordofHisPack.jpg|thumb|270px|left|Genn in the short story "Lord of His Pack"]]
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The Northgate rebellion left Gilneas in a weakened state, and the number of Gilneans infected with the [[Worgen curse]] rose to the point where feral worgen openly attacked [[Gilneas City]]. Greymane, his son [[Liam Greymane|Liam]], and Lord Godfrey led the defense against the infected worgen, and Greymane decided that despite their differences, they needed Crowley to assist them, so Greymane arranged for Crowley's release. Upon his release, Crowley gathered some of his fellow rebels to the cause and let Greymane's forces make use of his hidden artillery stash.
   
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During the chaos, the Royal Chemist, [[Krennan Aranas]], was captured, and once he was secure, the order was given by Greymane to evacuate Gilneas City. Crowley and his men decided to stay behind to create a distraction so that Greymane could evacuate his people to safety in [[Duskhaven]], where they lived in peace for a relative time. During the Cataclysm, the barrier reefs protecting Gilneas shattered and parts of the Greymane Wall were exposed, allowing the [[Forsaken]] to invade Gilneas and take [[Gilneas City]] from the rampaging feral worgen.
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==Strategy==
  
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[[Image:Qirajquard2.jpg|thumb|Swarmguard Needler]]
  
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[[Image:Qirajguard3.jpg|thumb|Qiraji Warrior]]
  
   
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Since evacuating Gilneas City, Greymane and Krennan Aranas have been working on a partial cure for the worgen curse. Greymane's forces have been capturing feral worgen and using their temporary cure to help the worgen regain their sanity. Godfrey raises objections as to the point of saving feral worgen, saying they are all beasts that should be shot, but Greymane overrides him and saves [[adventurer|one such worgen]] from an executioner's blade by injecting them with a serum that gives them control of their minds, thus allowing them to retain some semblance of their humanity.
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With [[Kurinnaxx]] dead, a human NPC will spawn. '''DON'T TALK TO HIM'''. It will start the event, so let the main tank speak with him when ready.
  
   
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After the loss of [[Gilneas City]], he retreats to [[Greymane Manor]], where he tries to think of a plan to safeguard his people from the invading Forsaken forces. Greymane encountered [[Belrysa]], a night elven priestess, who explained the origin of the worgen curse and offered up a partial cure. She explained to Greymane that the worgen released by Argual were once night elven druids who had fallen victim to a cursed and corrupted druid form around ten thousand years ago during a conflict known as the [[War of the Satyr]]. To contain the threat these druids posed, [[Malfurion Stormrage]] ordered them sealed into an eternal slumber in the Emerald Dream. Belrysa explained that a night elven priestess ritual was a palliative method of letting infected Gilneans keep their minds intact while in their wolven form, but if the Gilnean still held onto guilt of any kind, he or she could not switch back into human form at will. Still keeping his infection hidden from even his family, Greymane let her perform a compact version of this ritual on him.
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General Rajaxx is an extremely long fight, so the only option for this battle is to conserve mana. Once [[Kurinnaxx]] is dead, 5 NPCs will spawn: [[Lieutenant General Andorov]] and 4 [[Kaldorei Elite]]. These NPCs will aid you in the battle to and against Rajaxx, so make sure you keep them alive. They can be healed and given a Mark of the Wild and an Earth Shield. You can also buff them with single paladin buffs. Once you talk to the Lt. General, he will make a dramatic speech (Courtesy of [[wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the movie [[wikipedia:Commando (film)|Commando]]), walk to the front, and start the event. So make sure you've distributed loot from [[Kurinnaxx]] and everyone is ready for the fight before talking to the Lt. General.
 
   
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When the [[Shattering]] sends [[Duskhaven]] underwater, he decides to move the evacuees further inland and sends the Gilnean survivors towards [[Stormglen]] in stagecoaches. He later journeys to [[Tal'doren]], the home of the Gilnean worgen who underwent the ritual, and reunites with the now worgen Lord Darius Crowley and his army of worgen. Greymane and Godfrey wished for Crowley and his worgen to join forces against the Forsaken. Crowley remained skeptical of joining forces with Greymane, especially alongside Godfrey, who had a noted prejudice against those afflicted to with the worgen curse. Greymane replied that he came to Crowley as an equal, and revealed to Crowley and Godfrey that he too was affected by the curse. Satisfied with the answer, Crowley pledged his help against the Forsaken, and together, the two united Gilneas against the Forsaken invasion. They also secured help from the night elves native to the Gilneas area.
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*Lt. General heals the entire raid for 200 hitpoints every 3 seconds, and increases casting speed and attack power by 10%. This makes the fight a lot easier. Healers can focus on healing Lt. General and tanks while DPS gets some very good healing. The Lt. General will cast the buff on everyone in the raid who is friendly or higher with Cenarion Circle and is PvP flagged (not confirmed for the Horde).
  
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*The healing aura provided by Lieutenant General Andorov is increased by the mage buff Amplify Magic. This can be used to increase the healing on the raid to 350 healing per 3 seconds (or 425 healing if the mage who cast the buff has talent points invested in improving the spell). The downside of taking more damage from spells is not a concern on this fight since all damage is physical except for Drenn's hurricane.
  
   
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Having learned of Greymane's worgen affliction, [[Lord Godfrey]] and his supporters [[Lord Walden]] and [[Baron Ashbury]] betray Gilneas by attempting to turn Greymane over to the Forsaken and held him hostage at [[Tempest's Reach]]. Under orders from [[Krennan Aranas]], Walden and Ashbury were killed, Greymane was rescued and Lord Godfrey's machinations were foiled by adventurers . Instead of letting himself be arrested for treason, Godfrey killed himself, stating he'd rather die than have a worgen as his king. During this time, Greymane decided to stop concealing his infection and let his people know that he too was afflicted by the curse, and the Gilnean people accepted him and rallied to him when he called for a united counter attack against the Forsaken. <ref name="CoW5">''[[Curse of the Worgen Issue 5]]</ref> Greymane participated in the [[Quest:The Battle for Gilneas City|Battle of Gilneas City]] in order to reclaim the city from the Forsaken, personally calling out and attacking [[Sylvanas Windrunner]], the leader of the Forsaken. During the ensuing battle, his son Liam Greymane is killed by a poisoned arrow from Sylvanas Windrunner that was intended for Greymane. Greymane, Crowley and Lorna Crowley had a funeral ceremony for Liam at [[Aderic's Repose]] shortly before the Gilneans were forced to leave in a mass exodus of [[Gilneas]], leaving it in the hands of the Forsaken.
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The way you work each wave is simple: When they come running into the room, have a warrior pull them back a little and then have a warlock start the chain fearing process. Druids will try to get one target each that they will hold rooted, and to help gain control, mages should also use frost nova. The Lt. General and Kaldorei Elite should automatically jump on a target so make sure you heal them when necessary. The NPCs can be hard to target and most healers will find a macro ("/target lieu") to be helpful. Once all the mobs are feared, the MT should grab the captain quickly, otherwise he might attack healers. Killing the mini-bosses first may be advisable, as every other mob can be held feared, rooted or frozen. After the captain is down, get a hunter's mark on a cleaver, than kill each one by one. After you are rid of the cleavers take out the warriors, and make sure you have every other mob feared or rooted. When there is only one warrior left, Alliance can cast judgement of wisdom or just kill the mob very slowly (if you are horde) to gain mana for the next wave of mobs.
  
   
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===Aftermath===
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Once the first wave is down, or if you've run out of time (3 minutes), the next wave will start making its way to you. Basically, you follow the same plan as before. ''Note: Patch 1.11 shortened the time between waves.''
  
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[[File:Genn Greymane worgen art.jpg|thumb|250px|Genn brandishing his sword.]]
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Using resources provided to them by their night elven allies, Greymane and several Gilneans boarded ships headed for the night elf capital of [[Darnassus]]. Greymane boarded one ship, and his wife Mia and daughter Tess were aboard a separate ship. Due to the Cataclysm, the crossing was choppy and the waters were hard to navigate. While on his way to Darnassus, Greymane suffered from guilt over the choices he had made, which cost him his country and his son, and chafed when a night elf suggested that Gilneas join the Alliance. When he learned from a night elven crew member that the boat that Mia and Tess were on was in distress, Greymane shifted into worgen form and rescued his wife, who had a broken leg, and his daughter, who had refused to leave her mother. After everyone was safe, Greymane reconsidered his position of joining the Alliance.<ref name="lohp" />
   
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For a short time after the fall of Gilneas, Greymane is present at the [[Howling Oak]] in Darnassus, where the surviving Gilneans have resettled. [[Tyrande Whisperwind]] and [[Malfurion Stormrage]], the night elven leaders, welcome Greymane and the Gilnean survivors to Darnassus, and he instructs the survivors to assist the night elves in any way they can as repayment for the help they had given the Gilnean nation. Greymane then journeys to [[Stormwind City]] to speak with Varian Wrynn about joining the Alliance and securing help for Gilneas. Wrynn still holds a grudge against Greymane for withdrawing from the Alliance after the [[Second War]],<ref name="wh" /> but despite Wrynn's feelings about Gilneas and Greymane, he dispatches the [[7th Legion]] to assist in Gilnean reclamation efforts. Greymane remains at the side of Wrynn and his son [[Anduin Wrynn|Anduin]] in the throne room of [[Stormwind Keep]]. [[Gwen Armstead]], the mayor of Duskhaven, takes Greymane's place in Darnassus.
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Captain Drenn, otherwise known as the third captain, is particularly challenging. He casts an AoE lightning attack that does about 700 damage a hit making him a high priority target. When this third wave comes in, the captain usually casts his AoE around the Lt. General and aggros him. This presents a problem because the MT has to keep the captain in constant motion, exactly like Kurinnaxx. The Lt. General usually pulls the captain off the MT many times, so you have to heal him. While this is going on, warlocks, priests, and other warriors have to keep fear up on cleavers and qiraji warriors or the raid is going to be dead fast. Once the captain is dead, you can start taking down cleavers, and then warriors. Because of the severity of the fight, don't hold back on healing. The rest of the waves are generally the same as the first two, so you have enough time to get back to full mana before Rajaxx.
 
   
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==In World of Warcraft==
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Once you've finished all the waves, General Rajaxx will make his way to you. Everyone needs to have their backs to the wall to the left of the gate, as Rajaxx' Thunder Clap would otherwise send everyone flying around the entire room, making it much harder for the tank. The MT needs to fight for aggro with Andorov and try to time taunts as the Lieutenant is very good at aggro-stealing. Having the Lt. General tank is a bad idea because he can't take a lot of damage. After a sunder or two DPS can be started.
  
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[[File:Genn Greymane worgen form.jpg|thumb|250px|Genn in his worgen form]]
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===Quests===
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Genn Greymane appears throughout Gilneas during the Worgen starting experience and is involved in the following quests:
   
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Alternatively you can allow Andorov to be the tank, thanks to the fact that he is immune to the knockback component of Rajaxx's AoE. This works best when healers position themselves in one of the small nooks in the wall, which prevents knockback, allowing them to heal Andorov from a stable position. This strategy however is very mana intensive for the healers because it forces them to cast so many heals to keep Andorov's HP up, and many heals will be wasted. An advantage is that due to Andorov's firm lock on aggro this is where nearly all heals can be directed (an off-tank can stand by for when Rajaxx says that Andorov is wasting his time and changes targets), and for the most part the positioning only matters for Rajaxx, Andorov, the off-tank, and the healers.
  
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*{{questlong|Alliance|3|Safety in Numbers}} {{questfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|5|Old Divisions}} {{queststart}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|3|Brothers in Arms}} {{questfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|4|The Rebel Lord's Arsenal}} {{queststart}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|3|Message to Greymane}} {{questfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|4|Save Krennan Aranas}} {{queststart}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|4|Time to Regroup}} {{questfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|11|Vengeance or Survival}} {{questfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|11|Slowing the Inevitable}} {{queststartfinish}}
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*{{questlong|Alliance|11|Knee-Deep}} {{queststart}}
   
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[[File:Stormwind Throne Room Cata.jpg|thumb|250px|Genn alongside [[Varian]] in Stormwind]]
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The thing about Rajaxx's AoE knockback is that it cuts your health in half (100 nature damage minimum). If you have 6000hp, you lose 3000, if you have 500, you lose 250, so no worries unless you are below 100hp. Lt. General is immune to Rajaxx's knockback attack. Rajaxx can kill him in very short order, so healers should be focusing their heals on him and the tank. Most casters and DPS can be ignored until their health falls below 500 health. Having the Kaldorei Elite alive significantly adds to the raid's dps, so healing them is useful as well. Rajaxx can kill them very quickly, so if one attracts Rajaxx's attentions spam your fastest healing spells on him. The fight is the same all the way through, so just keep people up and the fight is easy.
  
   
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It is still possible to take Rajaxx if the NPCs are dead, though it is a longer and different fight. At least two tanks are necessary, one standing against a wall with the rest of the raid, and the main tank holding Rajaxx away from the raid. The tank standing near the raid is there to taunt Rajaxx and pull him back out to the main tank if he heads toward the raid. Because the Lt. General is not alive to hold Rajaxx, the aggro wipe caused by Rajaxx's thunderclap means that the next person who does anything will gain aggro. Because it takes a moment for the tanks to get back aggro, no DoTs or HoTs should be used. Because everyone but the tank has low health through most of the fight, anyone gaining aggro will likely die in one hit.
  
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*{{questlong|Alliance|5|Last Chance at Humanity}} {{queststartfinish}}
   
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In [[Greymane Manor]]:
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If the NPCs are still up once you've killed Rajaxx, you can wait a few minutes and they will despawn and give you 150 reputation with Cenarion Hold. You can also pull mobs to them and let them take care of business while you wait for them to despawn.
 
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*{{questlong|Alliance|7|Exodus}} {{queststart}}
   
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*{{questlong|Alliance|10|Flank the Forsaken}} {{queststart}}
   
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===Paladins===
  
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===Abilities at [[Stormwind Keep]]===
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Another suggestion that might help with keeping the NPCs alive: press 'V' to show NPC health bars (though it's only visible at a limited range). As of patch 1.12 you will need to bind a hotkey to show friendly health bars in the key bindings menu. (Shift-V is the default hotkey for this.)
  
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*{{abilities|Jump Attack| 5 - 30 yrd range. Jumps at the target, inflicting 120% weapon damage.|id=84815|image=ability_warrior_charge|}}
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*{{abilities|Intimidating Roar| 10 yrd range. Roars at an enemy, paralyzing it with terror for 4 sec. and causing all other nearby enemies to flee in fear.|id=51467|image=ability_golemthunderclap|}}
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*{{abilities|Horrifying Howl| Melee range. Reduces the attack speed of nearby enemies by 20% for 15 sec. 30 sec cooldown.|id=84813|image=ability_hunter_pet_wolf|}}
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*{{abilities|Shattering Throw| 30 yrd range. Throws your weapon at the enemy causing weapon damage and reducing the armor on the target by 20% for 10 sec. 1.5 sec cast. 5 sec cooldown.|id=84817|image=inv_axe_66|}}
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*{{abilities|Thunderclap| Melee range. Inflicts 14062 to 15937 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and slowing their movement by 60% for 8 sec.|id=84816|image=spell_nature_thunderclap|}}
   
 
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*"Damn the [[orc]]s, damn the [[Alliance of Lordaeron|Alliance]], and damn [[Terenas Menethil II|you]]! The last thing Gilneas needs is sponges from other nations drawing from our resources, [[Dalaran]] wizards meddling with our affairs, and someone else's enemies killing our soldiers! Gilneas is its own nation and it always will be. This is the last time I'll ever talk to you, Terenas, so I hope you were listening."<ref>''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 96</ref> ''(Greymane's last known speech, as recorded by [[Mystrum Runedance]], presumably at one of the Alliance councils)''
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*"When I told some of you that I wanted to form an ARMY to retake Gilneas City from these LIGHT DAMNED Forsakenā€¦.There were those who said Gilneas City would NEVER be retaken. That it was IMPOSSIBLE. Well I say to you that we must no longer let our FEARS control us! For too long I let my fear control MEā€¦Fear that I had made all the WRONG DECISIONSā€¦Fear that our nation would LOSE its IDENTITYā€¦Fear that if all of you knew the TRUTH, the whole truthā€¦You would REJECT me as your LEADER. Well I GIVE IN TO FEAR NO LONGER. Look upon me NOW and see that which I have kept HIDDEN. Now that you know the TRUTH, I ask each of YOUā€¦who will stand WITH ME, who will fight by my SIDE? Who among you will set ASIDE YOUR FEAR?"<ref name="CoW5"/>
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===Duskhaven===
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*{{text|yell|No longer will we wait behind barred doors and walls of stone! No longer will our vengeance be denied! The dragons themselves will tremble before our wrath!}}
  
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*{{text|yell|Fear is for the enemy! Fear and death!}}
  
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*{{text|yell|Staghelm will whimper and beg for his life, just as his whelp of a son did! One thousand years of injustice will end this day!}}
  
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:{{text|say|'''King Genn Greymane says:''' Tell me, Godfrey. Those that stayed in Gilneas City so that we could live. Were they following protocol?}}
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*{{text|yell|Fandral! Your time has come! Go and hide in the Emerald Dream and pray we never find you!}}
  
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===[[Quest:Patriarch's Blessing|Liam's Funeral]]===
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*{{text|yell|Impudent fool! I will kill you myself!}}
  
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*{{text|yell|Breath your last!}}
  
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:{{text|say|[[Lorna Crowley]]|You were a true man of the people, Liam. Unlike any Royal I ever met. We'll make them pay for this.}}
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Death:
  
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:{{text|say|[[Lord Darius Crowley]]|Gilneas will remember your courage forever, Liam.}}
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*{{text|yell|Warriors! Captains! Continue the fight!}}
  
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:{{text|say|King Genn Greymane|We'll return, Liam. I swear this to you.}}
   
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*Gilneas ''will'' rise again!
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*140 with [[Cenarion Circle]] at Friendly.
  
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*For Gilneas!
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*150 with [[Cenarion Circle]] if [[Lieutenant General Andorov]] survives.
  
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*Gilneas will prevail!
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*35 with [[Brood of Nozdormu]] at Hated.
  
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*My people have suffered so long... if only I could shoulder more of their burden.
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{{lootbox|[[Cenarion Circle set]] tokens|Qiraji Ceremonial Ring|Qiraji Magisterial Ring|Qiraji Martial Drape|Qiraji Regal Drape}}
  
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*I SHALL BURY YOU!
   
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====Killing a player====
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*Fall before me!
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*You have no chance!
   
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==Patches and hotfixes==
  
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*Gilneas... I... have... failed... you.
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==Personality==
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Second, the strategy to NOT talk to the NPCs before you start the fight, and just call them at the end to help with Rajaxx himself no longer works, as soon as you pull the Lieutenant General runs in with his group and starts to fight, and actually Blizzard even goofed that, if you pull before talking to the NPCs, the NPCs run right past the first wave and wait at the door for them.
  
   
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==Trivia==
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The NPCs now have a limited area in which they will fight, which is basically the small alcove in front of Rajaxx's room. Any mobs feared/entangled/stunned/frozen in Kurinnaxx's room will not be dealt with by the NPCs. This can lead to problems since, for some reason, if the NPCs are idle for more than 30 seconds, they will call out the next wave. Because of this, it is best to try and kill as many mobs as you can under 3 minutes (exceeding the 3 minute mark will result in the next wave) while keeping one rooted or CCed out of the range of the NPCs. Have someone with a timer announce when 20 seconds are up, in which case the CC should be broken and the mob dragged back to the NPCs.
  
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*As of Cataclysm, Greymane is one of the three surviving Alliance rulers from the Second War, the others being King Varian and Kurdran Wildhammer; King Terenas of Lordaeron, King Thoras Trollbane of Stromgarde, Admiral Proudmoore of Kul Tiras, Lord Perenolde of Alterac, Antonidas of Dalaran, King Anasterian Sunstrider of Quel'Thalas and King Magni Bronzebeard of Ironforge have all died (all murdered with the exception of Perenolde, died in prison, and Magni, petrified during a ritual) in the interim.
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*Genn Greymane makes an appearance at [[Arthas Menethil]]'s induction into the [[Knights of the Silver Hand]] ceremony in [[Stormwind]].<ref name"rotlk">[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]], 59</ref> Gilneas had seceded from the Alliance and shut out the rest of the world by this point, so his presence there is a mystery.
   
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==Gallery==
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You will want to keep as many people alive as possible throughout the waves. To be fair, the needlers don't even hit that hard and can be DPSed down very quickly, likewise with the warriors. When Rajaxx himself comes, he will periodically teleport people onto the battleground. Depending on how well your warriors can pick up aggro and a bit of luck, Rajaxx will teleport someone in and completely ignore them. Other times, he will two-shot them and continue.
  
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File:Lord of His Pack 01.jpg|King Genn Greymane and [[Vincent Godfrey]] on horseback in [[Gilneas City]] in ''World of Warcraft''.
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File:Stormwind Throne Room Cata.jpg|Genn Greymane standing at the side of King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind.
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File:Genn Greymane.jpg|Genn Greymane during the Second War.
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File:Genn Greymane Curse of the Worgen.JPG|Genn Greymane in Curse of the Worgen.
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==Patch changes==
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*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}}
   
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==References==
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In some cases, failing to complete the fight and returning the next day will break the event. The Lieutenant General and his NPC guards will not spawn, and the 7 waves of mobs will not have spawned, leaving the raid to deal solely with Rajaxx. Fighting Rajaxx without the help of any NPCs can be difficult. In this case, Rajaxx can be dropped by positioning the entire raid against the wall in a corner of the arena to minimize the AoE knockback, while the MT holds Rajaxx far enough away to allow all ranged attacks (including hunters). The raid should lightly DPS Rajaxx throughout the fight, making sure to stop all DPS for a few seconds after the knockback, in order for the MT to maintain the greatest amount of aggro.
 
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Without any of the adds, you can also sneak by Rajaxx towards Moam or Buru.
  
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===Patch 1.12 Changes===
  
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You CAN run back after dying. Apparently you will not be allowed into the instance on any wave if the Named for that wave is not dead (Qeez, Tuubid, Drenn, Xurrem, Yeggeth, Pakkon, Zerran, Rajaxx) -- you will rez outside of the instance portal and not be allowed in until the named is dead. Once inside, you have until the next wave is called to be put into combat, so you can drink/eat to full health/mana or mount up to get back to the fight faster -- sometimes both.
  
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If you fail to re-enter the portal, make sure to back away from it before trying to return. Auto-running against the barrier will not cause you to zone in. Even if backing away and running forward fails to work, you should still see the load screen for a moment and a message in your chat log indicating failure - this at least means you're doing it right.
  
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== Notes ==
  
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His name bears a strong resemblance to [[General Vezax]], a boss in [[Ulduar]]. This is yet another link between the two Old Gods that have been named to date: C'thun in [[Ahn'Qiraj]], and Yogg-Saron in Ulduar, although a tenuous one at best, since Rajaxx is a qiraji, while Vezax is a Faceless One.
  
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AllianceGenn Greymane
Image of Genn Greymane
Title King of Gilneas
Gender Male
Race(s) Worgen (Humanoid)
Level ?? (Boss)
Class Warrior
Affiliation(s) Alliance and Kingdom of Gilneas, formerly the Alliance of Lordaeron
Occupation King of Gilneas
Location Throughout Gilneas (worgen starting quests)
Stormwind Keep, Stormwind City
Status Alive
Relative(s) Archibald (father)[1], Mia (wife)[2], Liam (son)[3], Tess (daughter)[4]

Genn Greymane (sometimes spelled as "Graymane"[5][6][7][8]) is the current King of Gilneas, and one of the original founders of the Alliance of Lordaeron.[9] He is a large bearish man, a brawny warrior with thick features, a heavy beard, and black and gray armor who must be in his seventies or eighties by the time of Cataclysm.[5] Greymane was also noted for being stubborn[10], proud, strong-willed, cunning, and arrogant.

During the Second War, Greymane met with the other human leaders at Capital City to hear of Stormwind's fall at the hands of the orcish Horde. Greymane joined the other human leaders in forming the Alliance of Lordaeron to counter the Horde threat, but due to his pride, he offered only token support.[1] After the conclusion of the Second War, Greymane chafed at using Gilnean taxes to help pay for the orc internment camps and Nethergarde Keep.[11] Greymane decided that Gilneas could not and would not pay for the wars of other nations, so he withdrew Gilneas from the Alliance, ordered the construction of the Greymane Wall and isolated Gilneas from the rest of the world.[1]

Around the time of the Third War, Greymane instructed Archmage Arugal, a Dalaran wizard loyal to Gilneas, to summon feral worgen to protect Gilneas from the Scourge threat. The plan backfired, and the worgen curse would eventually run rampant among the Gilnean population. In the time between the Third War and the War against the Lich King, the number of those afflicted with the Worgen curse had grown and were now attacking Gilneas City. To counter the threat, Greymane helped to defend the city and aided in the evacuation of citizens to Duskhaven. In the aftermath, Greymane faced the dual threats of the Cataclysm and the Forsaken invasion, culminating in the battle to retake Gilneas City from the Forsaken and witnessing the death of his son and heir, Liam.[12]

Humbled by his son's death and the devastation of his kingdom, Greymane accepted the aid of the night elves, who had offered to relocate Gilnean survivors to Darnassus. In a fit of stubbornness, Greymane was against formally rejoining the Alliance until he had almost lost his wife and daughter during the crossing.[1] After a short layover at Darnassus, Greymane decided to travel to Stormwind to speak with Varian Wrynn,[13] which may prove difficult as he bears resentment against Greymane for seceding from the Alliance.[14]

Biography

Early life

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Genn Greymane is the son of Archibald Greymane, the Gilnean king who lead Gilneas into its industrial age. From a young age, Greymane was taught by his father not to rely on others and that asking for help was a weakness, and this characteristic stuck with him throughout his life. Greymane had grown up with the man who would eventually become Baron Ashbury, and Ashbury's father was a member of Archibald's council of Lords that had helped Archibald build up Gilneas into the industrial nation it would become. Because of the closeness of the two families, Greymane was advised by Archibald to put his trust into the Ashbury family's fidelity to the crown.[1]

After Archibald's death, Greymane took the throne and led Gilneas much like his father had. At some point, Greymane met his wife, Mia, at the Royal Aderic Banquet. They had two children: Liam, his son and heir, and Tess, who would have died in infancy if not for the intervention of the Royal Chemist, Krennan Aranas.[4] Greymane was gruff with his children, and rarely told them he loved them.

Alliance of Lordaeron

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Prior to the Second War, Greymane was among the human leaders summoned to an emergency meeting at Capital City in Lordaeron by King Terenas Menethil II. Accompanied by a group of nobles including Baron Ashbury, Lord Vincent Godfrey, and Lord Darius Crowley, the youngest and newest of the council of Lords, Greymane listened to the plight of Anduin Lothar regarding the fall of Stormwind and the threat of the orcish Horde. Greymane dismissed these concerns, stating with confidence that the Gilnean army could withstand any threat. While most of the other heads of the human nations were in agreement that an alliance against the orcish invaders was needed, Greymane was hesitant about joining, and was difficult about it.[15][16]

After a polite state dinner with his fellow rulers, Greymane retired to his guest chambers for the evening to discuss the situation with his nobles. Crowley was enthusiastic about the prospect of an alliance, stating that sending the whole Gilnean army to aid their sister nations against the orcish threat would strengthen ties and it would help the people of Gilneas in the long run. Greymane felt Crowley was too naive and idealistic in this situation, and dismissed his ideas. Godfrey agreed with Crowley, but suggested that to stay in the good graces of their sister kingdoms for the benefit of trade and tariffs, they should only send a small token force instead of the whole Gilnean army. Baron Ashbury echoed Godfrey's sentiment, and Greymane stated that he would consider it.[1]

When the rulers or the human nations met again, Greymane voted to join the Alliance of Lordaeron, but Gilneas offered only token support. Thus, Gilneas was essentially separate from the Alliance of Lordaeron for the entirety of the Second War.

After the betrayal of Aiden Perenolde, the ruler or Alterac, was revealed, Greymane had his eye on ruling the now-leaderless kingdom, even though he had no right to it. He supported the claim of Lord Perenolde's nephew, Isiden, to Alterac's throne.[17] Over time, due to mind control by the black dragon Deathwing, he grew to support Lord Daval Prestor (actually Deathwing in human form), in his bid for the throne. However, after Prestor vanished, Greymane continued to push Isiden's claim.

Seceding from the Alliance

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Genn in a Curse of the Worgen comic cover.

After the war, Greymane chafed at having Gilnean taxes pay for orc interment camps and the construction of Nethergarde Keep. In a discussion with Godfrey, Greymane questioned the wisdom of listening to the advice of Crowley and Godfrey in joining the Alliance, stating that it had gotten them nothing but dead Gilneans. Greymane stated his plans to withdraw from the Alliance and wall off Gilneas from the rest of the world. Upon looking at the map of Gilneas Greymane had in front of them, Godfrey suggested the wall be built through Crowley's lands, in effect cutting off Pyrewood Village and Ambermill from the rest of the kingdom, as Crowley's lands had the mountains as a natural barrier the wall could be built into. Greymane agreed, and was confident that Crowley would understand his reasoning.[1]

Crowley did not take Greymane seceding from the Alliance and the building of the wall through his lands as well as Greymane hoped he would. Crowley started a rebellion against Greymane and his decision to secede from the Alliance, gathering likeminded Gilneans including his daughter Lorna and Tobias Mistmantle in forming the Northgate rebellion. The resulting civil war weakened the kingdom and split the populace into two groups, "royalist" and "rebel", labels that continued to spark fights years after the event ended. In an act of defiance against Greymane, it was Crowley that sent the group of soldiers known as the Gilneas Brigade to assist Lady Jaina Proudmoore during the Third War.[1]

Greymane was hurt that a man he considered his friend started an uprising against him, but did not blame him for it. Greymane's forces eventually captured Crowley and his followers and threw them in jail.[18]

Unleashing the Worgen

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During the Third War, Greymane had secretly consulted with Kirin Tor Archmage Arugal, a Gilnean patriot who had discovered a way to summon worgen, feral cratures from another dimension, to use a an instrument against the Scourge. Desperate to protect his people, and telling no one of his plan, Greymane ordered Arugal to summon the worgen in an effort to protect his nation. Yet the feral creatures soon spread their curse throughout the human population of Silverpine Forest, infecting Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall. Before long the affliction had advanced through the legendary barrier and was gradually eating away at Gilneasā€™ humanity. As reports of strange attacks and disappearances rose, fear took root in the hearts of Greymaneā€™s people. To counter the threat, Greymane and his nobles would secretly hold hunting parties to track down and shoot any feral worgen they came across. During one of these trips, Greymane was bitten and infected with the curse, a fact he concealed from Godfrey and the rest of the nobles.

The Cataclysm

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King Genn Greymane and a worgen pack

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Genn in the short story "Lord of His Pack"

The Northgate rebellion left Gilneas in a weakened state, and the number of Gilneans infected with the Worgen curse rose to the point where feral worgen openly attacked Gilneas City. Greymane, his son Liam, and Lord Godfrey led the defense against the infected worgen, and Greymane decided that despite their differences, they needed Crowley to assist them, so Greymane arranged for Crowley's release. Upon his release, Crowley gathered some of his fellow rebels to the cause and let Greymane's forces make use of his hidden artillery stash.

During the chaos, the Royal Chemist, Krennan Aranas, was captured, and once he was secure, the order was given by Greymane to evacuate Gilneas City. Crowley and his men decided to stay behind to create a distraction so that Greymane could evacuate his people to safety in Duskhaven, where they lived in peace for a relative time. During the Cataclysm, the barrier reefs protecting Gilneas shattered and parts of the Greymane Wall were exposed, allowing the Forsaken to invade Gilneas and take Gilneas City from the rampaging feral worgen.

Since evacuating Gilneas City, Greymane and Krennan Aranas have been working on a partial cure for the worgen curse. Greymane's forces have been capturing feral worgen and using their temporary cure to help the worgen regain their sanity. Godfrey raises objections as to the point of saving feral worgen, saying they are all beasts that should be shot, but Greymane overrides him and saves one such worgen from an executioner's blade by injecting them with a serum that gives them control of their minds, thus allowing them to retain some semblance of their humanity.

After the loss of Gilneas City, he retreats to Greymane Manor, where he tries to think of a plan to safeguard his people from the invading Forsaken forces. Greymane encountered Belrysa, a night elven priestess, who explained the origin of the worgen curse and offered up a partial cure. She explained to Greymane that the worgen released by Argual were once night elven druids who had fallen victim to a cursed and corrupted druid form around ten thousand years ago during a conflict known as the War of the Satyr. To contain the threat these druids posed, Malfurion Stormrage ordered them sealed into an eternal slumber in the Emerald Dream. Belrysa explained that a night elven priestess ritual was a palliative method of letting infected Gilneans keep their minds intact while in their wolven form, but if the Gilnean still held onto guilt of any kind, he or she could not switch back into human form at will. Still keeping his infection hidden from even his family, Greymane let her perform a compact version of this ritual on him.

When the Shattering sends Duskhaven underwater, he decides to move the evacuees further inland and sends the Gilnean survivors towards Stormglen in stagecoaches. He later journeys to Tal'doren, the home of the Gilnean worgen who underwent the ritual, and reunites with the now worgen Lord Darius Crowley and his army of worgen. Greymane and Godfrey wished for Crowley and his worgen to join forces against the Forsaken. Crowley remained skeptical of joining forces with Greymane, especially alongside Godfrey, who had a noted prejudice against those afflicted to with the worgen curse. Greymane replied that he came to Crowley as an equal, and revealed to Crowley and Godfrey that he too was affected by the curse. Satisfied with the answer, Crowley pledged his help against the Forsaken, and together, the two united Gilneas against the Forsaken invasion. They also secured help from the night elves native to the Gilneas area.

Having learned of Greymane's worgen affliction, Lord Godfrey and his supporters Lord Walden and Baron Ashbury betray Gilneas by attempting to turn Greymane over to the Forsaken and held him hostage at Tempest's Reach. Under orders from Krennan Aranas, Walden and Ashbury were killed, Greymane was rescued and Lord Godfrey's machinations were foiled by adventurers . Instead of letting himself be arrested for treason, Godfrey killed himself, stating he'd rather die than have a worgen as his king. During this time, Greymane decided to stop concealing his infection and let his people know that he too was afflicted by the curse, and the Gilnean people accepted him and rallied to him when he called for a united counter attack against the Forsaken. [19] Greymane participated in the Battle of Gilneas City in order to reclaim the city from the Forsaken, personally calling out and attacking Sylvanas Windrunner, the leader of the Forsaken. During the ensuing battle, his son Liam Greymane is killed by a poisoned arrow from Sylvanas Windrunner that was intended for Greymane. Greymane, Crowley and Lorna Crowley had a funeral ceremony for Liam at Aderic's Repose shortly before the Gilneans were forced to leave in a mass exodus of Gilneas, leaving it in the hands of the Forsaken.

Aftermath

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Genn brandishing his sword.

Using resources provided to them by their night elven allies, Greymane and several Gilneans boarded ships headed for the night elf capital of Darnassus. Greymane boarded one ship, and his wife Mia and daughter Tess were aboard a separate ship. Due to the Cataclysm, the crossing was choppy and the waters were hard to navigate. While on his way to Darnassus, Greymane suffered from guilt over the choices he had made, which cost him his country and his son, and chafed when a night elf suggested that Gilneas join the Alliance. When he learned from a night elven crew member that the boat that Mia and Tess were on was in distress, Greymane shifted into worgen form and rescued his wife, who had a broken leg, and his daughter, who had refused to leave her mother. After everyone was safe, Greymane reconsidered his position of joining the Alliance.[1]

For a short time after the fall of Gilneas, Greymane is present at the Howling Oak in Darnassus, where the surviving Gilneans have resettled. Tyrande Whisperwind and Malfurion Stormrage, the night elven leaders, welcome Greymane and the Gilnean survivors to Darnassus, and he instructs the survivors to assist the night elves in any way they can as repayment for the help they had given the Gilnean nation. Greymane then journeys to Stormwind City to speak with Varian Wrynn about joining the Alliance and securing help for Gilneas. Wrynn still holds a grudge against Greymane for withdrawing from the Alliance after the Second War,[14] but despite Wrynn's feelings about Gilneas and Greymane, he dispatches the 7th Legion to assist in Gilnean reclamation efforts. Greymane remains at the side of Wrynn and his son Anduin in the throne room of Stormwind Keep. Gwen Armstead, the mayor of Duskhaven, takes Greymane's place in Darnassus.

In World of Warcraft

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Genn in his worgen form

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Quests

Genn Greymane appears throughout Gilneas during the Worgen starting experience and is involved in the following quests:

In Gilneas City:

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Genn alongside Varian in Stormwind

In Duskhaven:

In Greymane Manor:

In Tempest's Reach:

In Darnassus:

Abilities at Stormwind Keep

Genn Greymane fights alongside Varian Wrynn at Stormwind Keep. Only Varian's death is needed for the Money achievement For the Horde! achievement.

  • Ability warrior charge Jump Attack —  5 - 30 yrd range. Jumps at the target, inflicting 120% weapon damage.
  • Ability golemthunderclap Intimidating Roar —  10 yrd range. Roars at an enemy, paralyzing it with terror for 4 sec. and causing all other nearby enemies to flee in fear.
  • Ability hunter pet wolf Horrifying Howl —  Melee range. Reduces the attack speed of nearby enemies by 20% for 15 sec. 30 sec cooldown.
  • Inv axe 66 Shattering Throw —  30 yrd range. Throws your weapon at the enemy causing weapon damage and reducing the armor on the target by 20% for 10 sec. 1.5 sec cast. 5 sec cooldown.
  • Spell nature thunderclap Thunderclap —  Melee range. Inflicts 14062 to 15937 Nature damage to nearby enemies, increasing the time between their attacks by 100% and slowing their movement by 60% for 8 sec.

Quotes

  • "Damn the orcs, damn the Alliance, and damn you! The last thing Gilneas needs is sponges from other nations drawing from our resources, Dalaran wizards meddling with our affairs, and someone else's enemies killing our soldiers! Gilneas is its own nation and it always will be. This is the last time I'll ever talk to you, Terenas, so I hope you were listening."[20] (Greymane's last known speech, as recorded by Mystrum Runedance, presumably at one of the Alliance councils)
  • "Pah, the fountains in Gilneas could grant ten times as many wishes as Dalaran's!" (Inv misc coin 19 [Genn's Copper Coin])
  • "When I told some of you that I wanted to form an ARMY to retake Gilneas City from these LIGHT DAMNED Forsakenā€¦.There were those who said Gilneas City would NEVER be retaken. That it was IMPOSSIBLE. Well I say to you that we must no longer let our FEARS control us! For too long I let my fear control MEā€¦Fear that I had made all the WRONG DECISIONSā€¦Fear that our nation would LOSE its IDENTITYā€¦Fear that if all of you knew the TRUTH, the whole truthā€¦You would REJECT me as your LEADER. Well I GIVE IN TO FEAR NO LONGER. Look upon me NOW and see that which I have kept HIDDEN. Now that you know the TRUTH, I ask each of YOUā€¦who will stand WITH ME, who will fight by my SIDE? Who among you will set ASIDE YOUR FEAR?"[19]
  • "Then it is time for those Forsaken PREDATORS to become the PREY!!"[19]

Duskhaven

Krennan Aranas says: I'm not giving up on you, <player>. I don't have a cure for the Curse yet... but there are treatments. You'll have control again.
Lord Godfrey says: Give it up, Krennan. It's time to put this one down. It's protocol.
King Genn Greymane says: Tell me, Godfrey. Those that stayed in Gilneas City so that we could live. Were they following protocol?
King Genn Greymane says: I didn't think so. Now hand me that potion, Krennan... and double the dosage.

Liam's Funeral

King Genn Greymane says: May the Light bless the spirits of our ancestors, for they've chosen to allow my son to rest upon this holy ground.
King Genn Greymane says: It is here, surrounded by the heroes and patriots of Gilneas where he belongs.
Lorna Crowley says: You were a true man of the people, Liam. Unlike any Royal I ever met. We'll make them pay for this.
Lord Darius Crowley says: Gilneas will remember your courage forever, Liam.
King Genn Greymane says: We'll return, Liam. I swear this to you.

In Stormwind

Greetings

  • Gilneas will rise again!
  • For Gilneas!
  • Gilneas will prevail!
  • My people have suffered so long... if only I could shoulder more of their burden.
  • The Alliance has done us a great service, for this I am eternally grateful. (Worgen form only)

Aggro

  • FOR GILNEAS!
  • I SHALL BURY YOU!

Killing a player

  • Fall before me!
  • You have no chance!

Death

  • Gilneas... I... have... failed... you.

Personality

The people of the Alliance remember the king of Gilneas as a proud, strong-willed, cunning, and arrogant man. He and his armies stood by the Alliance during the Second War, but in the aftermath it became clear to Genn Greymane that the Alliance needed Gilneas more than Gilneas needed the Alliance. He ordered that the Greymane Wall be closed to all outsiders, effectively sealing off his kingdom from the outside world and its conflicts. But fate, it seems, was intent on teaching the king a lesson in humility: although the wall succeeded in isolating Gilneas from the rest of the world, it also served to damn the kingdom's people forever. As the worgen curse swept the nation and early attempts at containment failed, Greymane found himself fighting a battle for his people's very humanity.[21]

Genn's personality in-game seems drastically different from that shown in the novels, appearing as a kinder, understanding ruler instead of the gruff, impatient king. This could be explained as him being humbled by the terrible consequences his rash decisions have had on his people.

Trivia

  • As of Cataclysm, Greymane is one of the three surviving Alliance rulers from the Second War, the others being King Varian and Kurdran Wildhammer; King Terenas of Lordaeron, King Thoras Trollbane of Stromgarde, Admiral Proudmoore of Kul Tiras, Lord Perenolde of Alterac, Antonidas of Dalaran, King Anasterian Sunstrider of Quel'Thalas and King Magni Bronzebeard of Ironforge have all died (all murdered with the exception of Perenolde, died in prison, and Magni, petrified during a ritual) in the interim.
  • Genn is also one of the two racial leaders with a still living spouse in World of Warcraft, the other being Tyrande Whisperwind.
  • Genn Greymane makes an appearance at Arthas Menethil's induction into the Knights of the Silver Hand ceremony in Stormwind.[22] Gilneas had seceded from the Alliance and shut out the rest of the world by this point, so his presence there is a mystery.

Gallery

  • King Genn Greymane and Vincent Godfrey on horseback in Gilneas City in World of Warcraft.

    King Genn Greymane and Vincent Godfrey on horseback in Gilneas City in World of Warcraft.

  • Genn Greymane standing at the side of King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind.

    Genn Greymane standing at the side of King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind.

  • Genn Greymane during the Second War.

    Genn Greymane during the Second War.

  • Genn Greymane in Curse of the Worgen.

    Genn Greymane in Curse of the Worgen.

Patch changes

References

 
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lord of his Pack
  2. ^ Quest:To Greymane Manor
  3. ^ Quest:All Hell Breaks Loose
  4. ^ a b Quest:Save Krennan Aranas
  5. ^ a b Tides of Darkness, 44
  6. ^ Tides of Darkness, 49
  7. ^ Tides of Darkness, 51
  8. ^ Tides of Darkness, 71-74
  9. ^ Tides of Darkness, 72-73
  10. ^ Quest:The_King's_Observatory
  11. ^ Beyond the Dark Portal, 19
  12. ^ Quest:Slowing_the_Inevitable
  13. ^ Quest:Breaking_Waves_of_Change
  14. ^ a b Wolfheart
  15. ^ Tides of Darkness, 71
  16. ^ Tides of Darkness, 76
  17. ^ Day of the Dragon, 7
  18. ^ Quest:Old Divisions
  19. ^ a b c Curse of the Worgen Issue 5
  20. ^ Lands of Conflict, pg. 96
  21. ^ World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Features - Lore
  22. ^ Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, 59

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